Barristers Flashcards
Where do Barristers work from?
Chambers
What is the training course called?
Bar professional training course
What does the course consist of?
Case prep, opinion writing + legal research, drafting documents, conference skills, negotiation, advocacy, knowledge which includes litigation, criminal litigation, sentencing + evidence.
Evaluation of training process
Students must pay fees
Very few spaces
Their role:
Work from a set of chambers (15-20 barristers)
After 10 years they can apply to the Queens counsel (mainly focus on advocacy)
Have full rights of audience
Complaints process:
About: negligence
Regarding: written advice received, negligent advocacy in court
Complain in house first
Then the legal ombudsman and then bar standards board
Regulations
General council of the bar, bar standards board, legal ombudsmen
What does the bar standards board do?
Regulates the profession of barristers
